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犯罪分子 is also the simplified spelling of 犯罪份子.

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犯罪分子

Mandarin · pinyin fàn zuì fèn zǐ

criminal; offender

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犯: fàn · commit crime, violate; criminal
罪: zuì · crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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4–4–4–3 · fan4 zui4 fen4 zi3

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noun

criminal; offender

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